REWORKS Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

reworks

verb

present tense third-person singular of rework

as in modifies

to make different in some way the sculptor reworked the clay into another shape

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as in edits

to prepare for publication by correcting, rewriting, or updating the magazine will publish your poem if you rework it so that it's a little shorter

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Recent Examples of reworks New this year is the Paddock Building, which reworks the saddling area with new dining and social spaces overlooking the Saddling Paddock and Stakes Winner's Circle, worth a look even on a day without racing. — Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Snooz reworks that moment so the treat aligns with the goal of actually falling asleep afterward. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson july 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026 Part of the Splash Jelly Drop collection, Tory Burch’s Mini Romy reworks one of the brand’s signature shapes into a bright aquatic blue that immediately calls to mind swimming pools and cloudless skies. — Sanika Achrekar, Glamour, 2 July 2026 Today, denim is getting a new influx of American talent thanks to brands like B Sides, a tiny label in upstate New York that takes selvage fabric and reworks it into new patchwork cuts. — Faran Krentcil, InStyle, 1 July 2026 Perhaps, but Alonso’s attentive gaze reworks the meaning of excitement such that a banal exchange with the nearby farmhand, and a drive into the nearby village, provide minor thrills — that is, if you’re properly settled onto Alonso’s serenely sluggish wavelength. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 16 May 2026 Alongside the course reworks, the statement announced the creation of a caddie academy by the Evans Scholars Foundation at East Potomac and a training school at Langston overseen by First Tee. — Matt Moret, New York Times, 9 May 2026 Several staples — including snack kiosks and merchandise locations — are being removed, disappearing from the park as Disney reworks the area, according to multiple reports. — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026 The Getaway Platform Sandal reworks a classic flip-flop with a slight lift and fun color options, from metallics to bright pink. — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2026

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An agent that calls the wrong API or modifies the wrong record creates consequences a hallucinated sentence simply cannot.

— Hemant Kashyap, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
So the team fed AlphaFold versions of a target DNA sequence, along with a guide RNA, the Cas9 sequence, and an enzyme that chemically modifies bases and can stick to Cas9.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026

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Then cinematographers Evan Draper and Jazleana Jones along with Ullom, who also edits, take a steadier hand with evocative montages that emphasize the passage of time.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Quick edits in small blocks across the screen included one of Murphy’s right foot and shoe.

— Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of edits

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More than just structural support For decades, scientists have known that bone provides support, stores minerals and continuously remodels itself.

— Priya Bhardwaj, The Conversation, 22 June 2026
The push in beauty comes at a time when Walmart is doubling down on the style category, giving beauty, fashion and home prime real estate adjacent to the highly trafficked grocery or pharmacy departments in about 100 stores, with more to be added as the company remodels existing formats.

— Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025

Definition of remodels

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But whether the settlement fundamentally alters the business of one of the world’s most powerful tech giants remains an open question.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Sodium dithionite primarily alters the dyes’ chromophores, reducing their visible color without fully breaking the bonds connecting the dyes to cellulose.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of alters

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An episode of septicemia, with its hells and paradises, its nightmares and hallucinations, transforms Borges into a story writer.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
How this potent mix of pollutants transforms over time and distance is a complex puzzle.

— Michael A. Robinson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026

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